Deathstrike > Deliverance

You bow your head in prayer, press your palms together and begin to pray silently for deliverance.

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You slowly raise your head and feel your body pulse with the power of Deliverance.

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Fists clenched, Kitaya focuses on you with a deadly look in her eyes.

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Leaping forwards with lightning speed, Kitaya strikes you in the chest with a single, powerful blow.

Its rhythm interrupted by her precise attack, your heartbeat begins to fluctuate erratically, a painful pressure building in your arteries.

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Completing her assault, Kitaya thrusts at a vulnerable point of your jugular with a penetrative, spearhand strike. Something ruptures, but the pain does not abate, and as the warm, metallic taste of blood fills your mouth, you realise the blow was fatal. Lightheaded, you fall, darkness enveloping your senses before you meet the ground.

The burning light punches through you, evaporating your inner organs. Before you die, you retch at the smell of your own, charred flesh.

You have been slain by Kitaya.

AB KAIDO DELIVERANCE:

Once activating this ability, there will be a short delay. After this time, anyone who attempts to harm you for the next thirty seconds from close by will die instantly in a massive backlash of Kai energy.

Comments?

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

Timed instakills like deathstrike, cleave, behead, jack in the box, judge, eliminate go past deliverance. Sometimes, it's even a strategy for group combat, if they're expecting a deliverance.

I've got no problem with that, but surely if Deliverance is up before the timed instakill is started, Deliverance should take precedence?

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

If deliverance did indeed fire on every form of attack (including ranged, instakills, etc.) it would be the most potent defence possible (trumping even prismatic barriers etc.), and that while at the same time acting as a threatening offensive effect. It having a few attacks that bypass it is a necessity for balance.

@Iocun I didn't mention ranged, just an instakill started after deliverance was already up

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

My specific query is regarding an instakill started after deliverance is up. Not ranged attacks, not masochism, not fluffy bunnies from Mars, just instakill started after deliverance is up.

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

My specific query is regarding an instakill started after deliverance is up. Not ranged attacks, not masochism, not fluffy bunnies from Mars, just instakill started after deliverance is up.

That was your query, yes, but I added the mention of ranged to my rebuttal since the reason ranged attacks still work against deliverance is the same that instakills still work against it. I consider this to be a relevant argument, unless your argument has nothing to do with combat balance, but is merely that deliverance doesn't act completely in accord with its AB entry. But if that's your only issue, it should be the AB file that could use a slight adjustment, rather than the ability.

Ranged attacks are fine. Instakills started before the Deliverance is up are fine. Instakills that are started after Deliverance is up... not so fine in my opinion.

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

Most attacks are instant. If you start an aggressive action whilst Deliverance is up, you get killed, unless it's one that instakills and takes a short time to fire. Doesn't seem to follow the same logic.

Guess I'm in a minority of one.

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

Instakills started before still hit while deliverance is up. It'd be 'logical' if they triggered deliverance, but the skill needs a counter.

No problem with that, my issue is with instakills started after that hit after

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

I always think that because the instakill gives the monk no chance to muster up a defence and retaliate it works. If someone just raps me on the arm with a rapier I figure out who it is and then channel the deliverance at them.

Whatever the case, there has to be a move that either kills the monk or forces them to drop deliverance without actually possessing a 'force' ability.

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."

Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."